I hope to utilize the resources and knowledge that we have been given in my future practice. 

My next steps are to expand my knowledge by practicing some of the methods and skills that were discussed as well as independently working to create new learning opportunities.

 

I hope to continue to actively apply the clinical skills I am learning to better connect with diverse families and engage the professionals around me to bridge gaps between families, the community, and the school system. 

 

My next steps will be to continue learning, experiencing, and growing. I am excited to continue my field placement in my local school division into the spring semester so I can continue to practice the skills I have been developing while in this course. 

I hope to continue to learn and grow during this final semester of the program. To use my resources and sharpen my skills, as well as develop myself more as a school social worker. I also hope to continue working on my self awareness and reflection, my own personal biases and continue my anti racism work and stay dedicated to it long after I graduate from the program.

My next steps are to complete grad school next semester. I then plan on obtaining my school social work certificate and begin applying to jobs in public schools in the surrounding area. I really want to jump into my LCSW and start working toward that as well. 

I have discovered a better understanding for what it means to be a school social worker. I had not realized how much I enjoy doing family engagement. Before, I thought of it more as group work or helping individual students. 
I hope to implement the knowledge gained from this course into my internship and future jobs. I would like to see my family engagement project be implemented as well. 

My next steps are to decide if I will continue with being a school social worker after graduations or work at the psychiatric facility as a therapist, where I am currently employed. There are so many wonderful options and career paths in the social work world. It can be overwhelming to pick a starting place. 

I have discovered that I did not know so much/had the wrong perceptions about what school social work looks like. I did not appreciate what a significant portion of the school social worker's time is spent in meetings, doing assessments and screenings and being buried in paperwork. Granted, it has been challenging to truly get a good sense of what school social work is about in a virtual environment, so it is possible that my view is partially skewed.

I hope to be able to come to the school at some point in the next semester and get to work with the children in a more natural setting.

My next steps: I am not really sure and I guess it depends on what opportunities I come across. I do want to get my LCSW as soon as possible and I am also tempted to move back to Europe and work as a social worker there. I will be exploring both options and hopefully the next right step will present itself.

I have discovered the importance of our role in a school during a pandemic. Even though I am not working with a school social worker, I am working one-on-one with students, trying to support them from a distance. This has been eye opening, as I am called on day and night for crisis situations. Additionally, when working with students, virtually, it takes longer to build that trust, but through this experience, the importance of building rapport has been emphasized. 

I hope to gain some experience in working with a school social worker this coming semester. I am currently working in a school district that has the high schools set up a bit differently. I am working with what we call a Student Support Specialist, and mine has a degree in counseling. There is a gap between what I have learned in this class and what I have experienced in my internship. But hopefully, I will be able to expand my knowledge next semester with personal exposure. 

My next steps are to decide where to go after graduation. I wanted to work in Newport News Public Schools, but after my internship experiences and learning that Newport News' social work position did not coincide with what I had known a school social worker to be, I am looking at some non-profits in the area. I am also looking at schools in Hampton. I was originally stuck in the mindset that I only wanted to work with kids, but I am now extremely open to exploring the arena and maybe finding a position with a population that I had not thought about working with when I entered this program.

I have discovered the many different ways a school social worker can influence their school system. I also have a better understanding of how important family engagement is and the different ways to do so. Coming into this class, my idea of family engagement only meant parent-participation, but I now know it’s so much more than that and begins with the school first. I also learned so much from hearing about everyone else’s experience and roles within their school/placement and discovered school social work varies depending on community need. 

I hope to apply what I’ve learned this semester in my internship and general work moving forward. I’m going use the resources from this class and my peers to use in the future as well. 

My next steps are to graduate in May, get my school social work certificate and begin working.

I hope to apply my new skills to family engagement with the students and families I will serve, and hopefully be able to assist the school sw I shadow in carrying out my action plan to prevent child abuse. 

My next steps are to graduate in May and find a job doing school based mental health social work so I am able to provide tier 3 counseling to individuals and groups.